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Roger S.H. Schulman

Roger S.H. Schulman

WritingUSA

Biography

Roger S.H. Schulman co-wrote the animated feature Shrek, for which he won the British Academy Award for Best Screenplay and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Screenplay. He previously co-wrote the animated feature Balto for Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, and wrote the direct-to-video projects Mulan II and The Jungle Book II for Disney. He developed and wrote the screenplay for an animated feature about the true story of a tortoise who befriends a baby hippo after the 2004 tsunami. He's currently writing "Jungle Cruise," a screenplay for Walt Disney Pictures inspired by the Disney theme park attraction, slated to star Tom Hanks and Tim Allen.

Schulman has also worked extensively as a producer and writer for television. He is currently co-creator and Executive Producer of the series JONAS for the Disney Channel, for which he was nominated for an Emmy award. He was also Executive Producer of Phil of the Future on Disney Channel. He developed and was Executive Producer of 2Gether for MTV; he was Executive Producer for “Living Single" with Queen Latifah, for which he won an NAACP Image Award; he also wrote on "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" and "Alf". In addition, he served as co-writer of the original pilot for "The Wayans Brothers" television series, as well as the pilots "The Mother Load", "Fresh Man" and "Just My Luck."

Acting History

2026
Shrek 5
Characters
2009
JONAS L.A.
TVCreator
2007
Shrek the Third
Characters
2006
Bambi II
Additional Writing
Bambi II
Writer
2005
Phil of the Future
TVWriter2 eps
2004
Mulan II
Screenplay
Shrek 2
Characters
2003
The Jungle Book 2
Additional Writing
2002
Teacher's Pet
TVStory1 eps
2001
Shrek
Writer
1998
For Your Love
TVWriter1 eps
1995
Balto
Screenplay
1993
1991
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
TVWriter6 eps
1990
Pee-wee's Playhouse
TVWriter2 eps
Tiny Toon Adventures
TVWriter1 eps
1989
ALF
TVWriter1 eps
1988
Alf Tales
TVWriter7 eps
Alf Tales
TVCreator
1987
Mr. President
TVWriter1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
USA